bookpower Chapter 225: Relief Pitcher (4)
Chapter 225: Relief Pitcher (4)
Chapter 225: Relief Pitcher (4)
Seol Eun-Yeong's characteristic confident voice echoed through the conference room. "Begin."
In response, Dubo, who led the intelligence division of the Cheonhwa guild, slightly bowed his head and said, "Everyone here is busy, so let’s get straight to the point. As you all know, the reason we’re gathered here is because of Zatan, the raid target."
Zatan. Just like Aosa, it was a monster created by the Church of Muldine in the past. The strength of Zatan surpassed Aosa to an incomparable degree, leading it to be called the secret weapon.
"To briefly summarize its history, a guild collaboration of twelve mid-sized guilds was defeated by it. Moreover, four major guilds, which had been closely following The Nine Guilds after gaining significant advantages in territorial wars, were also thoroughly crushed. Recently, even Nihonichi, one of The Nine Guilds, failed in their raid attempt, which was the finishing touch and drew significant attention."
"Keep it short. Just explain the strategy," Seol Eun-Yeong requested.
After all, no one in the room was unfamiliar with Zatan.
"There are two key points to the Zatan raid. The first is dealing with the Phase 1 wide-area gravity field. We’ll need close-combat dealers or tanks capable of dodging its attacks while drawing its aggro."
"If you can’t handle that, you don’t deserve a spot in our guild," Boyd said, full of confidence.
Rightly so, as even Nihonichi’s close-combat dealers had managed that much.
"The second necessity is drillers. When Zatan’s health drops below 70%, it enters Phase 2 and summons two powerful minions. Each of these minions is a level 350 named monster. However, regardless of their levels, they are very troublesome to deal with.”
When Dubo finished speaking, everyone nodded simultaneously. Some even wore disgusted expressions.
"The first minion is called Radus, and the second is Duras. One is vulnerable only to physical attacks, while the other only to magical ones."
But if those were their only traits, they wouldn’t be such a challenge.
"The problem is that these two must be defeated at the same time."
Simultaneous defeat. Whether Radus or Duras, if one was killed but the other wasn’t within thirty seconds, the fallen one revived with 100% health.
Two drillers were needed to pierce through the minions, and their coordination had to be flawless to ensure victory. Even if they were the most skilled players, they would fail if their timing was off.
"No guild has managed to overcome the Phase 2 wall with the twin minions yet."
That was understandable, as once Zatan’s gravity field activated, external attacks became useless. Arrows, spells—it didn’t matter. As soon as they hit the outer wall of the gravity field, their trajectories were randomly altered. Ultimately, the minions could only be defeated within the gravity field itself.
"Hmph. Of course. There are only a handful of Wizards in this world with the physical capabilities to operate within the gravity field, don’t you agree?"
Boyd’s pride skyrocketed.
Everyone in the room offered awkward smiles, while Seol Eun-Yeong openly frowned. Yet no one disagreed with him. A Wizard like Boyd was necessary for tackling Zatan.
"Master, you’re truly blessed. Without me in our guild, you’d have to spend a fortune again hiring a Wizard mercenary."
"That would actually be preferable."
When Seol Eun-Yeong muttered coldly, Boyd chuckled and urged Dubo. "Oh, don’t be so embarrassed to admit it, Master. Anyway, please proceed, Dubo."
"Thank you. Based on the Nihonichi guild’s findings, Zatan’s phases are known up to Phase 2. Whether there are additional phases remains uncertain."
"How likely is Phase 2 to be the final one?"
"It’s possible. However, considering Zatan is a raid-level boss monster, our intelligence team suspects there’s at least one more hidden phase."
"Hmm. Honestly, Phase 2 alone is already annoying. The thought of another hidden phase is just... delightful."
"Of course, it might not exist."
"No, Pegasus is always twisted like that. I wouldn’t even be surprised if Zatan split into three."
As everyone actively exchanged their thoughts, Seol Eun-Yeong turned her head to the right and said, "The conquest team will handle Phase 1. As per the contract, you’ll step in for Phase 2."
MID Online was a virtual reality game. Even if it was just a game, stealing monsters in the presence of other players often caused disputes. If ordinary monsters led to such conflicts, it would inevitably be worse with raid boss monsters.
-Wow, is this for real? I’ve never seen something like this, so I don’t even know what to say.
-Cheonhwa versus Warriors, Warriors versus Cheonhwa... This standoff is insane.
-But if it comes to a fight, wouldn’t Cheonhwa win? Their power is superior with Iron Blooded Queen Seol Eun-Yeong, Mischief Boyd, and now they’ve even hired Yoo Ha-Rin, who’s ranked second.
└ If you put it that way, the Warriors aren’t lacking either. Maybe not in magic, but their Knight-class rankers are much stronger.
└ But what’s the point? When Zatan summons his minions, magic damage will be essential. Do the Warriors even have a wizard at that level? I’m voting for Cheonhwa.
└ Same here, Cheonhwa gets my vote. No matter how you look at it, Vulcan seems to be going too far. He’s probably trying to reclaim some attention since the Warriors haven’t done anything noteworthy lately.
The players’ opinions were divided.
Of course, at the same time, neither Cheonhwa nor the Warriors cared about the chatter.
“It’s been a while, Seol Eun-Yeong.”
“Likewise.”
-Krroooaaarrr!
The two guild masters conversed with Zatan’s distant roar echoing in the background.
“How about letting the Warriors have this raid?” Vulcan suggested.
“Don’t be ridiculous. If anything, it looks like you’re the one that’s pushing it.”
“I’m pushing it?” Vulcan laughed in his low voice as if amused, and glanced back at Zatan. “Then we can go first, can’t we? If you’re right, it’ll be too much for our forces anyway. Don’t you agree?”
“You’re that confident, huh?”
“I’m always confident.”
At Vulcan’s bold statement, Seol Eun-Yeong quickly scanned him from head to toe.
What could he be relying on...?
Despite overworking the Cheonhwa guild’s intelligence team for days, they hadn’t found any information to explain Vulcan’s confidence.
“Master, as I’ve said before, there’s no way the Warriors can take down Zatan with their current strength. Let them go first, let them fail, and then we can safely tackle it after analyzing Zatan’s patterns.”
“I agree, Master. The only decent Wizard they have is Chloe, but she’s not strong enough to take down the minions on her own.”
“Hmm.”
Seol Eun-Yeong furrowed her brows at her subordinates’ reasoning. Logically, they were a hundred percent right.
Only two phases of Zatan had been revealed so far. Considering even Veghas had a third phase, Zatan would be as challenging, if not more.
Right, this is the right move, but...
A strange unease washed over her entire body.
“Of course, I’m not asking you to let us go first for nothing,” Vulcan said.
“What do you mean by that?”
Realizing that Seol Eun-Yeong was wavering, Vulcan pressed harder to seal the deal.